Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman
# Chhota Meigachhi

Chhota Meigachhi is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 1,388 people in 316 households, the 34th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.
- 1,388 people (2011)
- 316 households
- 77.8% literacy
- 899 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhota Meigachhi

Of every 100 households in Chhota Meigachhi in 2011, 21 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhota Meigachhi · ■ Katwa - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 21% 40%
- Toilet within the home 43% 50%
- No toilet (open defecation) 57% 49%
- Tap water 9% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 37% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 89%
- Use banking services 67% 63%
- Television 22% 22%
- Mobile phone 51% 35%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 2% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 22% 36%
- Own their home 97% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chhota Meigachhi?

■ Chhota Meigachhi · ■ Katwa - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.8% 69.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 899 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 921 926
- Working population 38.8% 36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 71.8% for women. 71% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 170 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 342 (64%) · ■ Other work 12 (2%) · ■ Marginal 14 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Katwa - II
- Okarsha 1,795 people
- Ramdaspur 1,709 people
- Nandigram 1,624 people
- Jagadanandapur 1,580 people
- Postgram 1,375 people
- Amdanga 1,371 people
- Mejhiari 1,290 people
- Makhaltor 1,236 people

All 68 villages in Katwa - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Chhota Meigachhi? 1,388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhota Meigachhi in? Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhota Meigachhi? 77.8% (Census 2011)

---
Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/chhota-meigachhi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.